The Japanese Obelisk card

In the manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!, Obelisk the Tormentor (オベリスクの巨神兵 Oberisuku no Kyoshinhei, lit. "Giant God-Soldier of Obelisk") is one of the three God Cards. In the Japanese manga and anime, it is sometimes called by the Engrish name "The God of Obelisk", while in the English manga, it is called The God of the Obelisk. "Obelisk the Tormentor" is the name used in the English anime, and on the English version of the real God Cards. Download high resolution version (482x689, 40 KB)Obelisk the Tormentor; see Yu-Gi-Oh! This work is copyrighted. ... Download high resolution version (482x689, 40 KB)Obelisk the Tormentor; see Yu-Gi-Oh! This work is copyrighted. ... For other uses, see Manga (disambiguation). ... // A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime ), which is short for the English word animation, in the western world most popularly refers to the medium of animation originating in Japan, with distinctive character and background aesthetics that visually set it apart from other forms of animation (e. ... Yu-Gi-Oh! , literally Game King or King of Games[1]) is a popular Japanese anime and manga franchise from Kazuki Takahashi, that mainly involves characters who play a card game called Duel Monsters (originally known as Magic & Wizards), wherein each player purchases and assembles a deck of Monster, Magic... In the manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!, the God Cards, a. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... In the manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!, the God Cards, a. ...

Initially passed to Seto Kaiba by Ishizu Ishtar, Obelisk the Tormentor is the first God Card appearing in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga. The two poles it represents are "light" and "darkness". Seto Kaiba ), in the manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!, is the main rival of Yugi Mutou (Yugi Muto in the English anime) in the trading card game Duel Monsters (originally Magic and Wizards). ... Ishizu Ishtar (イシズ・イシュタール Ishizu Ishutāru) is a character in the manga Yu-Gi-Oh! and the second series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime (known as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters in Asia). ...

Note that obelisk, unlike Osiris and Ra, is not originally the name of an Egyptian god, but of a kind of structure commonly erected by the ancient Egyptians. The Luxor obelisk in the Place de la Concorde in Paris An obelisk is a tall, thin, four-sided, tapering monument which ends in a pyramidal top. ... Osiris (Greek language, also Usiris; the Egyptian language name is variously transliterated Asar, Aser, Ausar, Wesir, or Ausare) is the Egyptian God of the Death and the underworld. ... , , , or [1] This article is about the Egyptian god. ...

The Yu-Gi-Oh! GX counterpart is Raviel, Lord of Phantasms. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX (遊☆戯☆王デュエル モンスターズGX Yūgiō Dyueru Monsutāzu GX) is an anime spinoff of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sacred Beast Cards. ...

Effects

Note: The effects stated in this section are based on the Japanese anime and/or manga of Yu-Gi-Oh!. The real Obelisk card does not have any effect printed on it, and cannot be used in duels. (See God Cards for more details.) In the manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!, the God Cards, a. ...

According to the Japanese anime and manga of Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Obelisk card has the following unique statistics (unlike most other cards which text are written in Japanese, in the Japanese anime and manga, the text on the God Cards are written in English):

• ATK (ATtacK points) 4000/DEF (DEFense points) 4000

• (Effect) "The Player shall sacrifice two bodies to God of Obelisk. The opponent shall be damaged. And the monsters on the field shall be destroyed." [sic]

With what are observed in various duels, a deduction of the unique abilities of Obelisk is concluded below: Sic is a Latin word meaning thus or so. In writing, it is italicized and placed within square brackets — [sic] — to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, or other preceding quoted material is a verbatim reproduction of the quoted original and is not a transcription error. ...

• ATK 4000/DEF 4000

• (Effect)
  • Sacrifice 2 monster cards on your side of the field to destroy all monsters on your opponent’s side of the field, and inflict battle damage to their life points equal to the ATK of Obelisk the Tormentor. This effect can be activated during your opponent’s turn.

This effect is known as "Soul Energy Max" (ソウルエナジーMAX) in the Japanese anime and manga.

There are also certain effects shared by all God Cards; these are listed in that entry for brevity. In the manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!, the God Cards, a. ...

Obelisk's attack is known as "God Hand Crusher" (ゴッド・ハンド・クラッシャー) in the Japanese anime and manga. And with this effect activated, Obelisk's "attack" is known as "God Hand Crusher/God Hand Impact" (ゴッド・ハンド・インパクト), or, in the English TV show, "Fist of Fate/Fist of Fury".

A note on Obelisk's effect

There are many contrary views on Obelisk's effect. Some say he gains infinite ATK and attacks directly for the win, others say he does 4000 points of damage.

In both the manga and anime of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Obelisk's effect was not explained clearly at the beginning. In manga Duel 148 published on October 19, 1999, when Obelisk's effect was activated during the duel between Seto Kaiba and the Duel Machine (this was the first time Obelisk's effect was used in the manga), there was no indication on exactly how much damage was inflicted on its opponent's Life Points by the effect. What you can see is only Obelisk's ATK increased to an unknown value, followed by Obelisk crushing Duel Machine's monsters, reducing its unhurt Life Points (4000) to 0 instantly (remember, Obelisk has an original ATK of 4000, which means it can wipe out 4000 Life Points with just one attack). With this scenario and the text written on the manga Obelisk card in mind, some Yu-Gi-Oh! fans deduced that Obelisk's effect inflicts 4000 points of damage on its opponent's Life Points. And although some details of this duel was changed when it was shown in Yu-Gi-Oh! anime episode 54, which first aired on TV Tokyo on May 8, 2001, there was still no indication of the exact ATK of Obelisk with its effect activated, thus nothing to clarify it. October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... TV TOKYO Corporation (or TX) ) TYO: 9411 is a TV station based in Tokyo, Japan. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

In the manga, after Duel 148, it appeared that Obelisk's effect was activated again when Yugi Mutou and Kaiba formed a team to duel against two Rare Hunters in Duel 177, published in mid 2000. However, what one can see about this duel is that both teams played some unknown cards, and then Kaiba summoned his Obelisk and defeated both Rare Hunters with one strike. All details of the duel were skipped, thus no indication of the exact amount of damage inflicted on the Rare Hunters, and no indication of the Life Points they had just before their defeats either. Yugi Mutou ) is the protagonist of the manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!. Yugi is featured at least partially in every volume of the manga, and every episode of both the first anime series made by Toei Animation and the Duel Monsters anime series. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

However, when this duel was shown in anime episode 68 aired on August 14, 2001, many details were added, and one can clearly see that, after two monsters were sacrificed, Obelisk first destroyed all of the two Rare Hunter's monsters, then attacked and wiped out both of their Life Points (4000) at the same time. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

But before this episode was aired, an unofficial effect stating that after Tributing 2 monsters, Obelisk "can attack all monsters on your opponent's side of the field at the same time and inflict 4000 points of Direct Damage to your opponent's Life Points" was given in a Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! card game rulebook called Thousand Rule Bible (サウザンド・ルール・バイブル), published by Shueisha on December 21, 2000. After that, although there were still disagreements on whether Obelisk, with its effect activated, destroys its opponent's monster by attacking them or using a monster-destroying effect on them, the deduction that "Obelisk's effect inflicts 4000 points of damage to his opponent's Life Points" was so widely accepted that it became somewhat "official". And, needless to say, when Yu-Gi-Oh! was introduced to the Western world in early 2002, the "official" effect of Obelisk spread even further through the Internet. Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Finally, Kazuki Takahashi, the author of Yu-Gi-Oh!, clarified Obelisk's effect in Duel 275 by indicating that Obelisk's ATK increased to "∞" (infinity) when its effect was activated for the third time in the manga. This chapter was published on August 13, 2002, about three years after Duel 148 was published. Kazuki Takahashi (高橋 和希 Takahashi Kazuki, born October 4, 1961 in Tokyo) is the creator of the manga Yu-Gi-Oh!, which led to the anime versions of it, Toeis Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Internationally known as Yu-Gi-Oh!), as well as a spinoff manga... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

However, for some reason, Obelisk's effect was still not "updated" when it was used during the duel between Yugi and Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh! anime episode 131, aired on November 12, 2002. (Note that during the same duel in the manga, Obelisk's effect was never used.) Not until the airing of episode 141 on January 21, 2003 was the clarified effect of Obelisk finally appeared in the Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. And to prevent contradiction with episode 131, this "new" effect was explained as a "miracle" brought forth by the anger of Obelisk. November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

This explains it all. This effect was a miracle, and it was Kaiba who said it (who was the previous owner of Obelisk, and this statement implies that he had never experienced this before, meaning that it isn't Obelisk's usual effect). This duel was between Marik and Yugi. Now this duel also brought up an irregularity. Obelisk's effect doesn't normally have to destroy all of the monsters your opponent has to deal the damage. It should also be noted that this damage is battle damage. These points are both enforce by when Kaiba used the effect agains Yugi, and it doesn't destroy Slifer, and Yugi discards Kuriboh to prevent the damage (this works, since the attack was being affected, not the actual God). During Yugi's battle against Marik (where the God Slime was sacrificed and Obelisk got infinite ATK), the Winged Dragon of Ra isn't destroyed†, and Marik took no damage (he activated No Cards to prevent this). This would imply that Obelisk's effect is counteracted by the fact that Ra has a higher hierarchy level† that Obelisk.

†Now, to explain this. In the manga of this duel, Marik explains hierarchy briefly. In the anime it is replaced by the spell "Class System" (for more on hierarchy, check the God Card article). This spell is actually useless, but the producers probably didn't want to complicate things, but that doesn't explain where the damage went (for a little more info, check the "The Winged Dragon of Ra" article). So, either Yugi didn't need to discard Kuriboh (unlikely), or the controller of Ra takes no damage from Obelisk's effect due to Ra's higher ranking (much likelier). Also, when Obelisk got infinite ATK in the movie, it was because he sacrificed the other 2 Gods to his effect (he also turned red).

In the Gameboy games 'The Sacred Cards' and 'Reshef of Destruction', Obelisk's ability is listed as 'Destroy all monsters on your opponent's side of the field, and inflict 4000 points of damage to your opponent. Because of the odd rulings on card effects in the game, all card effects are considered Flip effects, and thus, Obelisk can only acitvate its effect when first summoned, or if flipped down by a card like Darkness Approaches or Castle of Dark Illusions. Also, activating its ability prevents Obelisk from attacking, and its ability can only be used once, unless flipped down again by the above cards. These effects were all said by Konami representitives to be 'just for the gameboy games' and not the true effect of the card. Although many different effects are hypothesized, the true effect Konami has officially released was in their game for the Nintendo DS, Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour. The Nintendo DS (sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, released in 2004. ... Yu-Gi-Oh!: Nightmare Troubadour, known in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Nightmare Troubadour (遊戯王デュエルモンスターズ NIGHTMARE TROUBADOUR (ナイトメア トラバドール)), is a Nintendo DS game developed by Konami. ...

Diregarding all this assumptions, Obelisk is an Egyptian God Card, so any "extreme effects" he might possibly have are easily explained. However his "anger" effect wouldn't be allowed on real play since the real cards don't have spirits or things of the sort.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour

In the Nintendo DS game, Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour, the God Cards are acquirable and usable in the game. These versions do not have as many powerful effects as the ones used in the anime and manga. Obelisk the Tormentor's effect reads: The Nintendo DS (sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, released in 2004. ... Yu-Gi-Oh!: Nightmare Troubadour, known in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Nightmare Troubadour (遊戯王デュエルモンスターズ NIGHTMARE TROUBADOUR (ナイトメア トラバドール)), is a Nintendo DS game developed by Konami. ...

• Attribute (Main-Type): DIVINE
• Type (Sub-Type): Divine-Beast
• Level: 10
• Attack Points: 4000
• Defence Points: 4000
• Card Description: You must offer 3 Tributes to Tribute Summon this card. When this card is Special Summoned, it is sent to the Graveyard during the End Phase. While this card is face-up on the field, it cannot be targeted by Spells, Traps, or Monster effects. By offering 2 Monsters on your Field as Tributes, all Monsters on your opponent's Field are destroyed.

Card Description

Card description of the English version Obelisk card:

• Attribute (Main-Type): DIVINE
• Type (Sub-Type): Divine-Beast
• Level: 10
• Attack Points: 4000
• Defence Points: 4000
• Card Description: The descent of this mighty creature shall be heralded by burning winds and twisted land. And with the coming of this horror, those who draw breath shall know the true meaning of eternal slumber.

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